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The impact of religious belief and stigma on people living with HIV/AIDS : a study in Cravenby, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study is a descriptive study and describes the effects of religious beliefs and stigma toward people living with HIV/AIDS. The religions looked at were Islam, Christianity and Hinduism and it was conducted in the ...
Oral HIV knowledge and practices of primary health care nurses in the uMgungundlovu Health District, KwaZulu-Natal
(2011)
Aim The aim of the study was to determine the oral health knowledge,management and referral patterns of patients with oral manifestations of HIV by Primary Health Care Nurses.Background Nurses working in Primary Health ...
W.H.O recommended infant feeding options: assessment of the challenges faced by HIV positive mothers in Mongu District, Zambia
(UWC, 2008)
W.H.O infant feeding options are presented as a package in the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child. These infant feeding options are namely exclusive breastfeeding, replacement feeding and other options ...
The social constructions of HIV/AIDS stigma in one community in Cape Town, South Africa
(2010)
Due to tremendous stigma attached to HIV/AIDS, revelation of HIV positive sero-status of an individual has become a significant risk in communities of South Africa (Kalichman el al., 2003;Deacon et al., 2004; Kalichman et ...
Teachers' understanding of the roles required to respond meaningfully to HIV and AIDS challenges in primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This research proceeds via a mixed methods paradigm using both qualitative and quantitative methods in a case study research design. A conceptual framework of mutually interacting variables influencing each other and ...
Perception of stigma experienced by people living with HIV at a health facility in Khayelitsha sub-district, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
HIV stigma is still affecting People Living with HIV (PLHIV) despite biomedical and structural interventions to reduce this phenomenon. Stigma, particularly health facility related stigma, experienced by PLHIV is reported ...
Perceptions of HIV and AIDS - related stigma among employees in the parliament of the republic of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
The threat that HIV/AIDS poses to most institutions, including the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, can potentially be decreased by reducing stigma and discrimination. Parliament’s Policy on HIV and AIDS provides ...
W.H.O recommended infant feeding options: assessment of the challenges faced by HIV positive mothers in Mongu district, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
W'H.O infant feeding options are presented as a package in the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child. These infant feeding options are namely exclusive, replacement feeding and other options such as wet nursing ...